spark
- n.火花;电火花;火星;生气;诱因;(指品质或感情)一星，丝毫，一丁点;愤怒的情感
- v.引发;触发;产生电火花;冒火花;飞火星
复数： sparks 过去式： sparked 现在分词： sparking 过去分词： sparked 第三人称单数： sparks
sparknoun
火花；火星
a very small burning piece of material that is produced by sth that is burning or by hitting two hard substances together
A shower of sparks flew up the chimney.
烟囱里飞出无数火星。
电火花
a small flash of light produced by an electric current
sparks from a faulty light switch
漏电的电灯开关发出的火花
A spark ignites the fuel in a car engine.
汽车发动机中的燃料由火花点燃。
（指品质或感情）一星，丝毫，一丁点
a small amount of a particular quality or feeling
a spark of hope
一线希望
生气；活力；才华；热情
a special quality of energy, intelligence or enthusiasm that makes sb very clever, amusing, etc.
As a writer he seemed to lack creative spark.
作为作家，他似乎缺少创作激情。
诱因；导火线
an action or event that causes sth important to develop, especially trouble or violence
the sparks of revolution
革命的导火线
愤怒的情感；激烈的情绪
feelings of anger or excitement between people
Sparks flew at the meeting (= there was a lot of argument) .
会上争论激烈，火星四溅。
a lively and intelligent person, especially sb young
不知是哪个聪明人让自来水流了一夜。
Some bright spark (= stupid person) left the tap running all night.
verb
引发；触发
to cause sth to start or develop, especially suddenly
The proposal would spark a storm of protest around the country.
这一提案将引发全国性的抗议浪潮。
The riots were sparked off by the arrest of a local leader.
骚乱是因逮捕一名当地领导人而触发的。
Winds brought down power lines, sparking a fire.
大风刮断电线，引起了火灾。
冒火花；飞火星；产生电火花
to produce small flashes of fire or electricity
a sparking, crackling fire
噼啪直响、火星飞迸的火
The game suddenly sparked to life.
比赛突然变得激烈起来。
激起，突然引发（交谈、争论、友谊等）
to begin a conversation, an argument, a friendship, etc., often suddenly
I tried to spark up a conversation with her.
我设法跟她攀谈起来。
spark
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N-COUNT 火花;火星
A spark is a tiny bright piece of burning material that flies up from something that is burning.The fire gradually got bigger and bigger. Sparks flew off in all directions.
火越燃越烈，火星四溅。
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N-COUNT 电火花;火花放电
A spark is a flash of light caused by electricity. It often makes a loud sound.He passed an electric spark through a mixture of gases.
他让一束电火花穿过了一团混合气体。
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VERB 发出火花;闪光
If something sparks, sparks of fire or light come from it.The wires were sparking above me...
电线在我头顶上方冒着火花。
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VERB 引起(大火)
If a burning object or electricity sparks a fire, it causes a fire.A dropped cigarette may have sparked the fire.
可能是丢弃的烟头导致了这场大火。
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N-COUNT 微量;一点点
A spark of a quality or feeling, especially a desirable one, is a small but noticeable amount of it.His music lacked that vital spark of imagination...
他的音乐缺少非常关键的那一点灵感。
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VERB 触发;引发
If one thing sparks another, the first thing causes the second thing to start happening.What was it that sparked your interest in motoring?
是什么让你对开车产生了兴趣？
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PHRASE 激烈争论;热烈讨论
If sparks fly between people, they discuss something in an excited or angry way.They are not afraid to tackle the issues or let the sparks fly when necessary.
他们不怕应对这些问题，也不怕必要时来一番激烈的争论。
noun
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- merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance
- he had a sparkle in his eye
- there's a perpetual twinkle in his eyes
- Synonym: sparkle twinkle light
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- a momentary flash of light
- Synonym: flicker glint
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- a small fragment of a burning substance thrown out by burning material or by friction
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- electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
- Synonym: discharge arc electric arc electric discharge
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- a small but noticeable trace of some quality that might become stronger
- a spark of interest
- a spark of decency
verb
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- put in motion or move to act
- trigger a reaction
- actuate the circuits
- Synonym: trip actuate trigger activate set off spark off trigger off touch off
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- emit or produce sparks
- A high tension wire, brought down by a storm, can continue to spark
- Synonym: sparkle
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A spark ignites the fuel in a car engine .
汽车发动机中的燃料由火花点燃。
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He passed an electric spark through a mixture of gases .
他让一束电火花穿过了一团混合气体。
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Some bright spark left the tap running all night .
不知是哪个聪明人让自来水流了一夜。
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Winds brought down power lines , sparking a fire .
大风刮断电线，引起了火灾。
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A spark from the fire had set light to a rug .
从火炉迸出的火星点燃了地毯。
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As a writer he seemed to lack creative spark .
作为作家，他似乎缺少创作激情。
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I tried to spark up a conversation with her .
我设法跟她攀谈起来。
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The incident sparked off a whole series of events that nobody had foreseen .
那一事件引发出一连串谁都没有料到的事。
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The sword struck sparks off the stone floor .
剑砍在石地上，火星飞溅。
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The riots were sparked off by the arrest of a local leader .
骚乱是因逮捕一名当地领导人而触发的。
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Sparks flew at the meeting .
会上争论激烈，火星四溅。
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The amplifier exploded in a fountain of sparks .
放大器爆炸，喷射出火星。
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A shower of sparks flew up the chimney .
烟囱里飞出无数火星。
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Some bright spark turned the heating off last night !
某个聪明过头的家伙昨晚把暖气关了。
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Sheer chance quite often plays an important part in sparking off an idea .
灵感的激发通常纯粹是靠运气。
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The events in Los Angeles have sparked a new national self-examination
发生在洛杉矶的事件再次引发了全国范围的反思。
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A dropped cigarette may have sparked the fire .
可能是丢弃的烟头导致了这场大火。
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The proposals are expected to spark heated debate .
这些提议估计会引起激烈的争论。
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Even Oliver felt a tiny spark of excitement .
连奥利弗都感到一丝兴奋。
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The fire gradually got bigger and bigger . Sparks flew off in all directions .
火越燃越烈，火星四溅。
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They are not afraid to tackle the issues or let the sparks fly when necessary .
他们不怕应对这些问题，也不怕必要时来一番激烈的争论。
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His music lacked that vital spark of imagination
他的音乐缺少非常关键的那一点灵感。
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I stared into the flames of the fire as it sparked to life .
火光在闪烁，我注视着熊熊燃烧的烈焰。
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When I started the engine it sparked , fizzed and went dead .
我刚发动引擎时，引擎冒出火星，发出长长的嘶声，然后就熄火了。
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' Why not give out one of the cybercafe 's e-mail addresses ? ' suggested one bright spark
“为什么不把网吧的一个电子邮件地址公布出去呢？”某个聪明人建议道。
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What was it that sparked your interest in motoring ?
是什么让你对开车产生了兴趣？
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The wind sent sparks and cinders flying .
风吹得火星、灰渣乱飞。
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Llewelyn 's stallion shied as the wind sent sparks flying .
风一吹来，火星四溅，卢埃林的种马惊跳起来。
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Showers of sparks flew in all directions .
一大串火星四处飞溅。
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A mischievous spark glinted in his eyes .
他眼中闪现出一丝顽皮的神情。
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